According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data, motorcyclist fatalities have decreased nationally from over 5,000 in 2007 and 2008 to 4,462 in 2009. However, in Oklahoma, the number of motorcyclist deaths has increased each year...

2011 Overview FY 2011 was a very successful year for traffic safety in Oklahoma. Total traffic fatalities dropped from 737 in 2009 to 668 in 2010, a 9.4% reduction, exceeding our goal of 726 established for FY 2011. While the official seat belt use...

Facts Sheets contain useful information and statistics related to crashes in the State of Oklahoma, covering a large variety of topics and spanning a variety of time periods. Holiday periods, pickup trucks, occupant protection, alcohol, and...

The purpose of this document is to provide a description of Oklahoma traffic crash, injury, and fatality data. This document
is a resource for local transportation, law enforcement, health, and other agencies charged with the responsibility of...

The Department of Public Safety celebrates 75 years; Commissioner gives special recognition [Shelley Sanders]; 7th anniversary video, A Day in the Life of a DPS employee; Law enforcement memorial service; eviews [Lawrance Kimble]; Law Enforcement...

In 2011 there were 1,979 reported crashes in Work Zones on Oklahoma roads. This represents 2.9% of the total 68,967 crashes reported in 2011. Seventeen crashes involved at least one fatality and 675 involved at least one injured person. These...

Executive Summary The 2013 fiscal year has been a challenging and rewarding year in the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office. There were several personnel changes within the office this year, including Toby Taylor’s appointment as Assistant Director, Jay...

In FY 2013, the State of Oklahoma is positioned to build upon the accomplishments as well as the lessons learned, in FY 2012. In this regard, OHSO is expanding upon recently adopted practices to improve program development and delivery....

The State of Oklahoma has experienced significant reductions in the overall number of traffic related fatalities since our current base line of 2008. Although we anticipate a slight increase as 2012 data are finalized, the trend line suggests...

The 2012 Memorial Day Holiday was a total of 78 hours which began at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 25 and ended at midnight on Monday, May 28. During this time period there were 11 persons killed in 10 fatal crashes. Two of the 11 fatalities occurred in...

This document serves as compendium to Injury-Free Oklahoma published in 2004. Injury-Free Oklahoma 2010-2015 contains new chapters on public health preparedness and policy, updated goals, objectives, and strategies to serve as an additional...

The purpose of this document is to provide a description of Oklahoma traffic crash, injury, and fatality data. This document is a resource for local transportation, law enforcement, health, and other agencies charged with the responsibility of...

2012 was a good year for the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office. We reached our FY 11 goal for fatality reductions and are on track to exceed FY 12’s goal. We believe that the projects and activities enumerated in this report contributed significantly...

The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety maintains a database of crash records as reported by law enforcement agencies throughout Oklahoma.; The OHSO Data Analyst prepares a Problem Identification based on one year of crash data and a 5-year trend...

The purpose of this document is to provide a description of Oklahoma traffic crash, injury, and fatality data. This document is a resource
for local transportation, law enforcement, health, and other agencies charged with the responsibility of...

In 2013, there were 678 fatalities in 621 fatal crashes in Oklahoma. Fatal crashes decreased 3.3% from 642 in 2012 to 621 in 2013. Fatalities decreased 4.2% from 708 in 2012 to 678 in 2013. Persons injured in fatal crashes increased 29.3% from 451...

The purpose of this document is to provide a description of Oklahoma traffic crash, injury, and fatality data. This document is a
resource for local transportation, law enforcement, health, and other agencies charged with the responsibility of...